Department of History

NUREMBERG: TYRANNY ON TRIAL World War II didn't end on the battlefield-it ended in a courtroom. The Nuremburg Trials bore witness to some of humanity's darkest hours and revealed the full scope of the atrocities of Nazism, culminating in the execution of many top Nazi leaders. NUREMBERG: TYRANNY ON TRIAL follows the hearings from accusation to sentencing, offering insight into the cases of such defendants as Rudolph Hess and Hermann Goering. Discover how the trials galvanized modern principles regarding the laws of nations and established a new sandard for atrocity: "Crimes against Humanity." Meet some of the men who witnessed the hearings and those who presented the cases, including the chief counsel for the prosecution, while history balanced on their every word. Join History for an in-depth investigation of the Nuremberg Trails, a moment in history the world has promised to never forget.